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Oresteia

Closed July 18, 2015

Part of the Almeida Greeks season

Why See Oresteia?

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PART OF THE #ALMEIDAGREEKS SEASON

This season, the trailblazing Almeida Theatre is dusting off three Greek tragedies for a brand-new staging extravanganza. Robert Icke has created a new version of Aeschylus' Oresteia, which sees an eminent family torn apart by jealousy and murder, the consequences of which can be felt over later generations. Orestes, the son of returning war hero Agamemnon must decide whether to avenge his father's death at the hands of his jealous mother Klytemnestra; but murdering a parent carries a curse that he must carry for years afterwards in the form of the Erinyes, three deitic women who plague his every movement. Veteran stage actress Lia Williams plays the villainous role of Klytemnestra.

Re-imagined by in a modern setting for modern audiences, the Oresteia asks the pivotal question that has plagued dramatists for over two millennia; can justice ever truly be served when the cycle of violence is ever-continuing?

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Dates

Previews from: 29 May 2015

Opening night: 5 June 2015

Audience

Suitable for ages 12+

Run time

To be confirmed by producers

MASKS

You may be required to wear a mask during this performance. Please contact the venue directly for more information.

Cast and Creative

Creative

Directed by David Icke
Designed by Hildegard Bechtler
Lighting by Natasha Chivers
Sound by Tom Gibbons
Video by Tim Reid
Casting by Julia Horan CDG
Assistant Director - Anthony Almeida
Costume Supervision by Laura Hunt
Dramaturg - Duska Radosavljevic

What we thought

MOVING intimate Skillful

The revamped script is pure poetry, and each of these doomed family members has their fare share of the melancholic monologues that quite often moved me to tears.

Aeschylus’ eminent trilogy of Greek tragedies, Oresteia has been given new life on London’s West End in the form of Robert Icke’s riveting production. A must see!

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